NEW YORK —Minnesota Vikings guard Steve Hutchinson and defensive tackle Kevin Williams were selected to the Associated Press 2009 NFL All-Pro team for the fifth time, and the Vikings had the most players on the team, with four.

Running back Adrian Peterson and defensive end Jared Allen also made the team, which was announced this morning.

The Indianapolis Colts were next, with three selections: quarterback Peyton Manning, tight end Dallas Clark, and DE Dwight Freeney.

Running back Chris Johnson, the 2,000-yard rusher from the Tennessee Titans, was the only unanimous choice for the squad.

For setting the league mark for yards from scrimmage and becoming the sixth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history, Johnson got all 50 votes from a nationwide panel of sports writers. One other player, San Francisco inside linebacker Patrick Willis, came close with, appropriately, 49. Cornerbacks Charles Woodson of Green Bay, the Defensive Player of the Year, and Darrelle Revis of the New York Jets each got 48, as did Oakland punter Shane Lechler.

“I just think Patrick is a very unique guy,” 49ers coach Mike Singletary said. “He’s a guy who’s always going to be around the ball. He has the instincts. He has the speed. He can be where he wants to be.”

He’s on the All-Pro team for the second time in his three pro seasons. The other inside linebacker, Baltimore’s Ray Lewis, made it for the seventh time.

“To be selected for the All-Pro team is really overwhelming to me,” Clady said. “There are so many great tackles playing right now. To be recognized among them is truly a blessing. I would like to thank my teammates and coaches for this honor.”

Also selected to the team was Houston receiver Andre Johnson for the second time.

Repeaters from last year were Manning, Peterson, Andre Johnson, Hutchinson, Allen, Williams, Ware, Lewis and Lechler.

The New York Giants, Washington, Atlanta, Carolina, Tampa Bay, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, St. Louis, Miami, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Pittsburgh had no All-Pros this season.

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